The Ford Blues Band

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Get Yourself Together 03:37 Tools
Another Fine Day 04:22 Tools
Blues Keeps Comin' Down 02:05 Tools
Cadillac 04:23 Tools
Just A Little Bit 00:00 Tools
One Man's Opinion 05:14 Tools
Crazy For My Baby 00:00 Tools
You Upset Me 00:00 Tools
I Once Knew A Young Man 00:00 Tools
It'S Hot 00:00 Tools
Mendocino Hotshot Blues 00:00 Tools
Soul Salvation 04:08 Tools
Meetin' With Some Lovin' 00:00 Tools
Reap What You Sow 06:10 Tools
I Pity The Fool 00:00 Tools
Pecos Pete 00:00 Tools
I Got A Mind To Give Up Living 00:00 Tools
Be Careful What You Wish For 04:31 Tools
Love Me Or Leave Me 00:00 Tools
Monkey Time 03:16 Tools
Jelly Jam 03:42 Tools
Blues for MB 04:18 Tools
She's Sweet 02:23 Tools
Killing My Love 00:00 Tools
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 00:00 Tools
Stop 00:00 Tools
Groovin' Is Easy 00:00 Tools
Next Time You See Me 00:00 Tools
That's It 05:00 Tools
Blues With a Feeling 04:24 Tools
Taste And Try 02:30 Tools
Lovin' Cup 05:08 Tools
Jimi The Fox 03:33 Tools
Peter's Trip 00:00 Tools
The Ones I Loved Are Gone 00:00 Tools
Killing Floor 03:35 Tools
Take Out Some Insurance 05:15 Tools
Tramp 05:58 Tools
Self Preservation 04:56 Tools
One more mile 04:52 Tools
One kind favor 07:29 Tools
Mary Ann 05:04 Tools
Shuffle for Walter 02:31 Tools
Mojo Boogie 03:29 Tools
It's About Time 00:00 Tools
Blue And Lonesome 09:33 Tools
Parchman Farm 00:00 Tools
Fannie Mae 08:20 Tools
Anothe Fine Day 04:23 Tools
Fool for Love 09:37 Tools
Too Late 03:30 Tools
Alabama March 05:12 Tools
Down in Mississippi 04:06 Tools
Blues Are Back 02:36 Tools
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 04:36 Tools
One Way Out 03:58 Tools
Shes's Sweet 02:23 Tools
I'M In Love 00:00 Tools
Tell Me Mamma 00:00 Tools
Another Kind Of Love 00:00 Tools
Baby Please 00:00 Tools
Look Whatcha Done 00:00 Tools
Sahara Moon 00:00 Tools
Little Baby 00:00 Tools
Crying For My Baby 00:00 Tools
The Sign 00:00 Tools
Happy Anniversary Baby 04:27 Tools
That Happy Look In Your Eye 00:00 Tools
I Gotta Know 00:00 Tools
Cadillac Walk 00:00 Tools
Hey Sister 00:00 Tools
East/West Redux 08:52 Tools
Luther's Lament 00:00 Tools
oh why 08:52 Tools
Zip It Up 00:00 Tools
TELL OLD BILL 08:52 Tools
Somebody Help Me 00:00 Tools
I Have My Doubts 00:00 Tools
Daydreamin' 06:24 Tools
Watch Yourself 08:52 Tools
Bring It To Jerome 08:52 Tools
Pick Up The Phone 00:00 Tools
Big Band 08:52 Tools
Hell & Purgatory 06:39 Tools
walking by myself 06:39 Tools
You've Got The Touch (For Lisa) 08:52 Tools
East / West Redux 08:52 Tools
long as i have you 07:07 Tools
Your're A Bad One 06:24 Tools
You're A Bad One 06:39 Tools
Peters Trip 02:48 Tools
Can't You See 02:48 Tools
Lovin´ Cup 06:39 Tools
Its About Time 02:48 Tools
Can't You See... 02:48 Tools
Groovin Is Easy 02:48 Tools
i ain't got you 02:48 Tools
dance with me 02:48 Tools
LOVIN CUP 02:48 Tools
Mendocino Hotshots Blues 02:48 Tools
Eastwest Redux 04:04 Tools
Groovin´ is easy 02:48 Tools
Good Morning Little Shoolgirl 04:36 Tools
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 04:04 Tools
Peter´s Trip 02:48 Tools
Screamin' 04:04 Tools
Petera*S Trip 04:04 Tools
All These Blues 03:28 Tools
Tell Me Mama 06:18 Tools
Last Hopes Gone 06:18 Tools
Work Song 06:18 Tools
th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 06:18 Tools
One More Heartache 06:18 Tools
Bring It Home To Jerome 06:18 Tools
Hell And Purgatory 06:18 Tools
59th Street Bridge Song 06:18 Tools
East-West Redux 06:18 Tools
No Amount Of Loving 06:18 Tools
In My Own Dream 05:47 Tools
Good Morning Little Shool Girl 06:18 Tools
Buddy's Advice 06:18 Tools
Mary Mary 06:18 Tools
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About the Ford Blues Band After leaving Ukiah, CA, and moving south to San Francisco to form the Charles Ford Band (named for their father) in the late '60s with harmonica player Gary Smith, brothers Pat (drums) and Robben (guitar) were enlisted by Charlie Musselwhite and were pivotal members of one of the best aggregations the harpist ever led. Leaving Musselwhite after recording Arhoolie's Takin' My Time, they recruited bassist Stan Poplin and younger brother Mark, then age 17, on harmonica and played under the name the Real Charles Ford Band. Heavily influenced by the original Butterfield Blues Band and the Chess catalog, the quartet was famous for their live jazz explorations — often jamming for 30 minutes or more on a John Coltrane and George Benson tune — and hear-a pin-drop dynamics (with Mark abandoning mike and amp to play acoustically into the room or Robben turning the volume all the way off on his fat-body Gibson L-5). Muddy Waters sat in with and praised the young band, and Chess Records even came courting, but the brothers split on New Year's Eve, 1971, recording their sole LP posthumously, as it were. Robben went on to major cult status via session work and sporadic solo releases, and after lengthy hiatuses Mark and Pat continue to gig around the Bay Area and Europe. Pat founded his own Blue Rock'it label, on which albums like The Ford Blues Band, Hot Shots and 1999 were released. The band's influence in Northern California is still enormous, particularly among guitar players who continue to ape licks Robben forgot two decades ago. You can also see: Ford Blues Band and The Ford Brothers Blues Band on last.fm. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.